Technology, engineering, and the sciences evolve quickly, which makes access to practical experience especially valuable. This category brings together mentoring programs for people in IT, technology, engineering, and other STEM fields, from students and early-career professionals to those developing more advanced careers.
Energy Academy Vaasa / ABB / Danfoss / Hitachi Energy / City of Vaasa / Vaasan Sähkö / Wärtsilä runs Energy Academy Mentoring for higher-education students in the Vaasa region, using mentoring as the core format. The 2026 recruitment takes place in September and the programme starts in November. The organiser describes approximately 25 mentors and a mentoring period of about six months.
Who is it for? higher-education students in the Vaasa region
Finnish Game Incubator 2026 – 1:1 mentoring is a programme with a defined mentoring component organised by Tampere Game Hub + AhlmanEdu / Finnish Game Incubator for Finnish game-development teams and studios. The 2026 Finnish Game Incubator application period runs from 1 September to 18 October and the programme starts in November, continuing into 2027. The offer includes one-to-one mentoring, team mentoring and weekly coaching; the organiser reports seven earlier batches and 49 studios.
Who is it for? Finnish game-development teams and studios
Startup Refugees + Tietoevry + Netlight runs IT Mentoring Programme for international IT specialists and people with migration backgrounds, using mentoring as the core format. The IT mentoring programme is active in autumn 2026. The organiser's published figures include 26 pairs in 2025 and 148 mentoring pairs historically in the IT programme.
Who is it for? international IT specialists and people with migration backgrounds
Loimu Mentoring 2026 connects Loimu members through a structured mentoring offer from Loimu. The 2026 Loimu programme runs from June to December and includes 5–6 pair meetings plus three common events.
Who is it for? Loimu members
RIL – Finnish Association of Civil Engineers runs RIL Mentoring 2026–2027 for students, young professionals, specialists and leaders in the built environment sector, using mentoring as the core format. RIL structures its mentoring offer into four tracks for different career stages. The programme uses both pairs and small groups over a period of approximately nine months.
Who is it for? students, young professionals, specialists and leaders in the built environment sector
Business Tampere / SIX initiative runs SIX GLOW Internationalization Mentoring for industrial and technology companies developing international business, using mentoring as a defined part of the programme. The 2026 SIX GLOW programme has capacity for up to ten companies. Its structure includes four mentoring sessions and a market visit focused on internationalisation.
Who is it for? industrial and technology companies developing international business
TEK Mentoring Programme 2026–2027 connects TEK members through a structured mentoring offer from TEK – Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland. The 2026–2027 TEK programme runs from 17 November 2026 to 19 May 2027 and specifies at least six meetings for each mentoring pair.
Who is it for? TEK members
A mentoring offer from BiotechClub / University of Helsinki ecosystem for doctoral researchers in health, life sciences and biotechnology. The programme runs from January to June 2027. The documented structure includes at least four mandatory one-to-one mentoring sessions and two workshops.
Who is it for? doctoral researchers in health, life sciences and biotechnology
We in Games Finland runs We in Games Mentorship Program for professionals in the games industry, using mentoring as the core format. We in Games Finland runs an annual mentorship programme for games-industry professionals. Applications for the 2026 cycle are documented for June–August 2026.
Who is it for? professionals in the games industry